The Queen City

After returning home from vacations or road trips to any destination south, the view of the Cincinnati Skyline is always a welcoming site, as I drop down thru “the cut in the hill”. 

As the skyline has changed over many years, it still boasts some very iconic landmarks as it incorporates new ones to enhance its charm as a welcoming site on the banks of the mighty Ohio River.

Cincinnati is named for the Society of the Cincinnati, an organization of Revolutionary Officers. The society in turn got the name from the Roman patrician and farmer, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus. Cincinnatus was asked to lead a Roman army during a crisis and after his victory he politely returned to his farm and would set an example of public service and humility. A group of Continental Officers founded the Society of the Cincinnati, to preserve the ideals of the American Revolution and maintain the camaraderie of its members. They chose the name Cincinnati to honor Cincinnatus and his virtues.

Originally called Losantiville, in 1790, Arthur St. Clair the governor of the northwest territory, renamed it Cincinnati. Some of the most iconic structures from left to right are as follows,

Music Hall

Union Terminal

Paul Brown Stadium

Albert Sabin / Duke Energy Convention Center 

Millenium Hotel

PNC Bank

Carew Tower

Roebling Suspension Bridge

US Bank

Fifth Third Bank

Scripps Howard

Justice Center

Federal Court House

Reds Stadium

Atrium Bldg.

Chiquita Bldg.

Great American Insurance

Procter & Gamble

Heritage Bank Arena